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Cedar Creek Fire East Zone Hit by Tree 2022

  • Incident Information:

    Attachment Size
    Cedar Creek Fire East Zone Hit by Tree Incident RLS.pdf (768.11 KB) 768.11 KB
  • Location:

    Oregon
  • Date:

    09/15/2022
  • Incident Type:

    Hit by Tree
  • Description:

    A member of a hand crew falling team was struck on the head and shoulders by a falling tree during falling operations on the Cedar Creek Fire, Oregon. The firefighter was extracted from the injury site by a Rapid Extraction Module Support unit (REMS), then transported by ambulance to the hospital. 

    Hit by Tree, Falling Operation, Hand Crews, RLS, Indirect Line Construction